Frances F. Scheer, 87, of Grand Island died Monday, October 15, 2012 at Golden Living Center Lakeview.
Memorial services will be at 1:30 pm Saturday at Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home. Father Jonathan Sorensen will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park. There will be no visitation; Mrs. Scheer was cremated according to her wishes.
Memorials are suggested to St. Mary's Cathedral.
Frances was born on July 22, 1925 in Litchfield, Nebraska to Troy and Hope (Eastbrook) Sheehan. She grew up and received her education in Litchfield, graduating from Litchfield High School in 1943. Following high school she worked at the Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant for three years and also taught country school near Broken Bow.
She was united in marriage to Marian "Jack" Nold on January 20 1950. The couple made their home in Hastings. They later moved to Grand Island where she worked for Charlotte Eaton at Bosselman and Eaton Café for 15 years. She then went to work for Coca-Cola Bottling Company until her retirement. Mr. Nold preceded her in death on July 4, 1963.
She was united in marriage to Harold Scheer on June 20, 1968. The couple made their home in Grand Island. Mr. Scheer preceded her in death on September 17, 1987. In 1999 Frances moved to Chrysalis Retirement Home.
She was a member of St. Mary's Cathedral, the Altar Society, Catholic Daughters of America and the Eagle's Women Auxiliary.
Survivors of the immediate family include a daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Larry Vesely of Omaha; and a step son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Lynda Scheer of Los Angeles, CA; granddaughters, Anne LaBarba and Raina (Kevin) Boyum; grandsons, Jeremy Scheer and Dustin (Holli) Vesely and great grandsons, Tyler and Carter Boyum.
Frances was preceded in death by her parents, her two husbands, three sisters, Donna Sheehan, Wilma Sheehan and Bernice Sheehan, a brother, Roy Sheehan and an infant brother.
Memorial services will be at 1:30 pm Saturday at Livingston-Sondermann Funeral Home. Father Jonathan Sorensen will officiate. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park. There will be no visitation; Mrs. Scheer was cremated according to her wishes.